Bring out your…un-dead!

Halloween may be over, but parting is such sweet sorrow and we’re not ready to let it die. So we’ve decided to make it un-die!

This weekend, I—along with the rest of the It Came From Schenectady crew—will be hosting the annual Zombie Prom and Zombie Film Feast 6. I’ve got an old dress that I can’t wait to splatter with red paint for Friday night’s prom, and black eye makeup I plan on using to give me that coveted walking dead look. The theme of the prom this year is “Descent Into Hell,” which means cool décor, amazing bartenders, an awesome DJ and a costume contest. I can’t wait to see everyone in their zombified finest. It’s a 21+ event, so I’ll definitely be enjoying a specialty drink at the bar. I’m no lush, but I’ve liked every single event-themed drink that our bartenders have come up with, and I know this one will be no exception.

I’m not usually a fan of zombie movies…really, can anything top Zombieland? (“That’ll do, pig.”) But I’m psyched for the variety of movies that have been chosen for this year’s Film Feast. They range from the terrifying—i.e., [REC]—to the hilarious Cockneys vs Zombies and vintage, like 1986’s Night of the Creeps. For me, ICFS films are fantastic because I’ve rarely seen them—making me the least-resourceful member of ICFS—but the experience is even better because every event draws a great number of outrageously fun people. The Film Feast crowd last year was wonderful. A lot came in costume for the Zombie Walk that happens during the break between the two film blocks; and I know this year we’ll have amazing people in the audience again. I can’t wait!

Last year’s Zombie Prom and Film Feast were the first ICFS events I worked on, which I guess makes this weekend my one-year anniversary as an ICFS member (Do I get to keep the poster? That counts as a paper gift, right?) and it’s been an outstanding year of film events. This is the kind of weekend I’m excited to spend at Proctors, and I hope you’ll be there, too. If you haven’t been to an ICFS event yet, this is the perfect one!